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PATENTED APR. 11, 1905. W. J PAULKNER BUILDING BLOCK. APPLIUA'lIGHIII-ED MAY 23, 1904 NOQ 786,884

. I PATENTED APR. 11, 1905.

W. J. FAULKNER.

BUILDING BLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented April'l 1, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

WILLIAM J. FAULKNEi-i, or cinoaoo. intisois, Assiomn 'ro ROBERT P.FAULKNER, ()F'CHICAGO, ILLlNOIS.

endows-BLOCK.

ESPECIFIGATIOX forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,384, dated April11, 1905.

Application filed May 28, 1

3G4. Serial No. 215,157.

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the countyof Cool; and State of ,5 Illinois, have invented certain new and usefultion, sufficient to enable those skilled in the I Improvements inBuilding-Blocks, oi which the following, when taken in connection withthe drawings accompanying and forming a part hereof, IS a full andcomplete descripart to which it pertains to understand, make,

"and use the same.

' "My present invention relates to blocks to be used for erectingbuildings, walls, and other constructions.

Que ob 'eot of this invention is to obtain a buildingdflock which is ofa shape not liable 35 one side, and the top of thebiock.

' fan isometric'iiew of the building-block illusgto be'broken orotherwise injured before the durable walls may be erected by persons noti particularly skilled in the building of walls.

:5 Affurther object of this invention is to oi tain-e building-block. bymeans of which a.

hollow wall will he obtained, siuzhliollow wall being provided withvertical and horizontal air-spaces or passage-ways thercthrough; and

In-the-drawings referred to as forming a part of this specification,Figure ,1 is an isometric yiew of a.--buildi'ngblock embodying thisinvention, such view showing one end, Fig. 2 is "hated in Fig. 1.,showing the and not shown "in'Fig; 1, the side not there shown. and the"-11. Fig. 4-is an elevation of a small section of a well built up frombuilding-blocks embody: "'ing this invention. Fig. '5 is a vertical sec-"tional view of the block embodying this in- Fig. 6 is a modification ofthe other end of the block from the end shown in Fig. (i. Fig. 8 is anisometric view of a block embodying my inrcntion provided with rcccsscsfor the revew'tirin of the ends of floor-joists. A reference letterapplied to designate a given part is nscd'toindicatcsuch pnrtih roughoutthe several figures oi thedrawing's whorecrer the same appears.

A a holiowblock embodying this invention. (I is the top of such block,1/-' is a horiizontal tie-web midway of block A. and I! i is the bottomof the block.

B is llu inncr wall or side of the l)lQCl\'. and is: the outmwall orside thereof. l'lorizontal i): ss: .g \\:1. \si1":/, Fig. i. areobtained by means of the several side walls and the horizontalc-.innesting-webs last- :ibovc. described. Top 11,

1 hottom a", nod the horizontal midway web n' same is'laid m a wall andalso to obtain a j 2o {building-block by the use of which strong and Is; further object zit-the invention to obtain I 'a huilding -bloek whichwill be lightin weight] relative to the strength thereof.

ll bottom of the block. vFig. 3 is an elevation i 0' of the end of theblock which is shown in Fig.

are rvsp riivcl provided with apertures i) :1 l) 1! I) (("1 Seriesofhorizontal and vertical passag -wars are thus obtainedthrough the wallbuilt up of blocks embodying this invention.

R F. are raised ribs around apertures 1) (I correspond with, to'litaround, ribs l) E on the top (I of the block when such blocks are laidin a wall.

ff are grooves.

G is a raised rib extending"around the end of the block at one endthereof, and g is a rabbct corresponding with the rib (Loxtondin aroundthe other end of the block.

\\''hen the blocks are-laid in a wall, the rib around one end of theblock lits into the rabbct corresponding therewith around the end of theadjoining thereto.

In the modification illustrated inlfigs. 6 and block which is adjacent'7 the raised rib at one end of the Ldockcorrcsponds withribti,licreinboforodescribed, and

is lettered ll. Rib ll extends from the top of the block to thebottonrthercot. It is a rabbet at't-he opposite end of the blockcorrepondingwithrabbut y. Rabbet/tiitsovcrthe rib it when blocksembodying this uiodilica- :1 top and a bottom. and a horizontalintermetion are laid in a wall.

in la vin; a wall of bloelcs embodying this invention any suitablecementing material is used between the adjacent surfaces of the blocks,and the meeting ends of the blocks in one row are laid midway of thebloelis of the row thertanider.

l i, Fig. 5, indieate recesses. which may be made in the row of blorltsadjacent to a lloor to leteive the ends of floor-joists.

Nevin thus described my invention, what I claim as new. and desiretoseeure by Letters Patent, is

l. in a building-block comprising sides, ends an-latop and bottom, thetopand bottom, respectively, provided with apertures therethrough, a ribsurroiunling the apertures in the top and a rihstu-roumling the aperturein one end, and rabbets corresponding, to such ribs, respectively aroundthe apertures in the bottom and around the aperture in the other end;substantially as described.

2. A building-block, comprisiiigsidesmnds,

a top and bottom and a horizontal inlerlnedi- 5 3. A building-blockcomprising sides, ends,

diate web connecting the sides, such ends, the top. the bottom, and thehorizontal web, respectivett providedwith apertures thereto, a

rib surrounding" the apertures in the top, a'

ate web connecting the sides, such ends, the top, the bottom, and thehorizontal web, re-

speetively, provided with apertures therethrough, a rib surrounding theapertures in the top, and a rib surrounding the apertures in one end,and rabbets correspoinling to such ribs, respectively, around the apertures in the bottom and around the apertures in the other end:sulistautiallv as described.

5 to receive the ends of floor ribsnrrounding' tluutpertures in one end,a rib extending longitudinally along the top of the block, the ottomprovided with rabbets surrounding the apertures therein, the remainin;end provided with rabbets to theapertures thereof, and the bottomprovided with a longi ndinall v-extendinggroovetherein,substantially asdescribed.

t. A building-block coniprisim, sides,ends, a top and a bottom and ahorizontal intermediate \veb connecting" the sides, such ends, the top,the bottom, and the horizontal web, respectively, provided withapertures th retbrongh, a rib surrounding the apertures in the top, arib surrounding the apertures in one end and a rib extendinglongitudinally along the top of the block, and the bottom provided withrahbets surrounding theapertures there in. the remainiin end. providedwith rabbets to the apertures thereof, the bottom provided with alongitndinall v-extendingeroove there- 3 in, and one of thesidesprovided with recesses joistsflsublshixttialLv as described.

WILLIAM J. tIkULKNER. ln presenee ot' (n.umqs 'lt'usnu lhtowis,

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